Clayton Jones of Grifton tried his luck on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $110,000 jackpot.
Jones bought his lucky ticket using Online Play. His ticket matched all five numbers in Tuesday’s drawing. He claimed his prize Thursday at lottery headquarters and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $78,111.
Cash 5 is one of four lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets at a retail store or through Online Play, either through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Cash 5 tickets are $1 and drawings are held every night. Thursday’s drawing offers a $110,000 jackpot.
Ticket sales from draw games such as Cash 5 make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $900 million a year for education. For details on how $3.5 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Lenoir County in 2020, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.